Re: notation TAB matching

[Robin Bannister]

Grammostola Rosea wrote:

> 1) You see the last two low a's (a,) doesn't have an tie. I like to 
> have one between them. I can't connect them with ~ cause there are 
> other notes between the two a's (e.g. gis and b). 
> ...
> Ok, I think I solved problem 1 for 90%
> ...
> a,8~<a, cis'>4. a,4  (<gis b>8 ~ <a, gis b>4) a, 

You have chosen to use a slur to join the two low "a"s. 
Here are some comments on what remains unsolved (10%?):

A
In the upper staff this slur "looks" like a tie; it goes horizontally. 
But in the lower staff it is obviously not a tie; it climbs up and over. 

B
In midi output you will hear the attack at the start of the second "a". 

C
These two "a"s are separated by an eighth (during the first <gis b>). 
Did you rather want them to abut? 


A 100% solution (?):
Lilypond does in fact let you tie the two low "a"s in this particular case. 
Reread the documentation for ties, looking for "tieWaitForNote". 

This can be applied as follows: 

a,8~<a, cis'>4. 
\set tieWaitForNote = ##t a,4 ~ <gis b>8 ~ <a, gis b>4 
\set tieWaitForNote = ##f a, 

- the slur has been removed 
- the curve in the lower staff is now horizontal (because it is a true tie)
- the gap of an eighth is bridged. 


Cheers,
Robin